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Loading ...It’s not surprising that the book we’re reading for 40 Days of Love – The Relationship Principles of Jesus – emphasizes the importance of memorizing Scripture. How do you love God “with all of your mind“? Here’s what Tom Holladay says:
“To love God with all your mind, you must put God’s words into your mind…Left [...]
“Do not let the Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:8)
How can we “meditate” on the Word of God “day and night” if we don’t have it [...]
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11)
I’m going to do a few posts on the importance of memorizing Scripture. Check out the new poll to the right.
I took a class called “Spiritual Formation” at Cincinnati Bible Seminary a couple years ago. One of the books [...]
I’m currently reading Faith’s Fundamentals by Jack Cottrell. The third fundamental (out of seven total) is “The Bible is God’s Word.” In this chapter, Cottrell states: “every statement in the Bible has a specific, intended meaning. When first spoken by their authors, the statements of Scripture were not just words or sounds. They meant something” [...]
I’m a big fan of the Blue Letter Bible website. There’s rarely a week that goes by in which I do not visit this site. I use it for personal study and sermon preparation. The feature I use most is learning the meaning of the Hebrew/Greek words in a text. Here’s how you can do [...]
The Chronological Bible Reading Plan I’m using this year has me in the book of Job right now. Job’s three friends, if you can really call them that, are saying things to Job that aren’t very encouraging or true. They claim that all the bad things that have happened to Job are the result of [...]
Today’s reading is Proverbs 3:1-35. You’ve got to love the proverbs! It was written as a leadership training manual for the young men of Israel. There is so much wisdom in this book. What a treasure! If you read one chapter a day, you can read Proverbs just about every month. Just think how wise [...]
Our reading today is Deuteronomy 5:1-6:9. Something that caught my attention was the phrase: “that it may go well with you.” This shows up three times (5:16, 33; 6:3). It makes sense, doesn’t it? Things “go well” when we’re obeying God. They’re not always easy, but things “go well.” Life is just better.
For example, one [...]
Just want to encourage those of you that made commitments to read through the Bible in 2008. Don’t give up! Don’t lose heart! Keep going! If you’ve missed a few days or even a week, don’t let that discourage you. I must admit that I’m a little behind schedule right now. That’s okay. I’m going [...]
I’m using the Discipleship Journal Bible reading plan this year. Click below to download the PDF file. Hope you’ll join me on this journey!
DJ Bible Reading Plan